@NotAZombie

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@notazombie

none that i can think of. my friends and i were wondering that too and we couldnt find anything.

Yes, because we all know that once momentum is built up, it takes a lot to stop it. Wait... this isn't physics? It's economics? Sales? Install base? Exclusive titles? What do you mean those have an effect?

but seriously, I'm hoping E3 has tons of surprises this year, because no "hardcore" gamer is anticipating anything on the Wii for the rest of this year.

Nintendo has my respect.
Takeshi has no Wii.

WiiWare is at least something potentially interesting this year ("La mas potencial").. I'm actually the opposite of Lavallee017.. After supporting Nintendo every console iteration since the NES, if the Wii doesn't get more interesting with time I prob won't care the next home console round, (unless it is a DS 2).

@brad drac

It's not a leap at all, if the shortages aren't artificial in nature. You know, by holding back production to keep demand higher than it really is. Just humor me for a second on this, and allow me to contrast what you are saying.

Nintendo as a company, is a master at making money. The last thing they want it to have a ton of Wiis out there, just sitting on the shelf -- should consumers suddenly decide that the Xbox 360 or PS3 now offers a greater experience. Just something to think about...

I still think the shortage thing is retarded both Nintendo and Microsoft said they had huge shortages. I don't think that walking into a store and seeing 20 Xbox 360s and 10 Wii's can be called being a shortage. Not to be a fan boy but Sony never said they had a shortage while they have units kicking around on shelves as well.

Me and my girlfriend both feel that we wasted our money on the Wii and besides No More Heroes as being a fun playable game I feel violated as a consumer, right up der bum.

->Gameboi: Nintendo constraining supply is a nice theory, but I know of no evidence to suggest it. I mean, holding back stock a year and a half after release? That is just plain ballsy in the extreme. Maybe sony in the height of their infamy might have tried it, but nintendo (ironically, given the nature of the wii) generally seem to be more conservative when it comes to the business end of things. I just don't see why nintendo wouldn't be trying to move as much stock as possible while the going is good, as they are most certainly aware that this level of popularity is an extremely finite resource, which they've already pushed beyond anyone's expectations. They did still sell 23 million last year, I mean that is a SHIT LOAD of consoles to sell in a single year. Most manufacturers wouldn't even consider producing so many. There's also the problem that if they ramp up production now, and popularity suddenly wanes(which it inevitably will), they'll have a shedload of excess stock, which they'll have to cut the price on to shift, and a needlessly bulked up production line. Unless I see some reason to believe the contrary, I don't buy nintendo shipping any less than they're able.

I agree with brad_drac. I think Nintendo initially had a controlled shortage around launch and a few months thereafter, but I think it's just that in-demand. Also, Wii has become a phenomenon, and organizing shortages would do absolutely nothing but hurt them. It'd be one thing if you're talking about PS3 organized shortages, but this is the hottest console on the market--they'd be stupid to not get as many systems out as they could.

(And for what it's worth, my gaming is on Wii/GC bc, PS2, and DS/GBA bc. Cheapass gaming FTMFW.)

@dprime:

Or a mindless fanboy?

Yes John.

"I believe that x-system will sell better and if you don't that's because you're a y-system fanboy!" is not an arguement.

This whole attack on "fanboys" has become a fucking witch hunt. Blindly and arbitrarily supporting a system isn't as bad as blindly and arbitrarily attacking anyone who supports a system.

I've got two little brothers 8 and 10 who I don't live with, and they love their GameCube more than their 360. Not to mention when I come over with my Wii...

@dprime:

It's not even about supprting a system for these people. It's also about blindly and arbitrarily attacking someone who simply doesn't happen to own the same system.

I'm sick of the narrow-minded PS3/XB360 jackasses in this place acting like owning a Wii (and only a Wii as a console) means that you're not "hardcore"? O RLY? My PC setup will blow any console out of the water. Guaranteed. And it gets plenty of CoD4, Bioshock, BF2142, and other FPS usage.

But to listen to the idiots on this site, "OH!! But it's not on a console!! What? You're only console is a Wii? Oh, you're not hardcore!" Yeah, whatever. My hardcore stuff is done on my PC. My lighter stuff is done on the Wii ... if "No More Heroes" can be called "lighter stuff".

Just ignore them, John B. Wii + PC is a great choice for a serious gamer. It allowed you to play most of the best games (according to critics) last year, the real exception being Rock Band. You also had a family-friendly, fun, party game type machine and a more hardcore, FPS, I want to blow up jackasses on the internet type machine.

Alternatively, if you don't have a gaming PC, I guess it's Wii + 360, as you basically get the same thing.

Those two seem like the obvious winning setups at the moment, and of course that makes people who inexplicably purchased a PS3 angry? :)

For the record, no, I'm no fanboy. I play my 360 way more than my Wii, although thanks to Smash Bros. it's gotten a lot more play lately around here. This is purely factual; just an anecdote if you will.

Well, here's a little info from my side of the retail counter. I work for GameStop, and my store is considered "low traffic" so we get one, maybe two shipments of Wii a week, which is 3-6 systems. Higher traffic stores may get 12-18 a week. On average we have about 300 Wiis in the area per week, and that's not counting Wal-Mart, Circuit City, Best Buy or any other outlets that also sell Wiis. We sell out of those 300+ within a day, at most, sometimes in a few hours. That's a lot of Wiis. And it's been like this for over a year.

Now, I know a buddy in Seattle who says he can walk into any retailer practically and find a Wii so maybe it's just my area, but I will definitely attest to the popularity/shortage situation here in Denver/Springs.

Wii dont care.

Well, I love Nintendo, but after Wii Fit and Mario Kart come out, both before the halfway mark of the year, I really don't see anything else worth looking into besides WiiWare...

Here's hoping for a huge announcement or something.

Also, @tincow, dogen, and Agent Moo

Rock Band IS coming to the Wii... It's just gonna be the crappy PS2 version (I still don't understand WHY, but oh well). But I plan on picking up Wii Fit just for the possible Skate support. :P

Reggie said Nintendo is announcing all of their games for the second half of 2008 at E3.

I'm sure PS3 and 360 will do better when people realize they don't want to play terrible games.

Wii: In term's of software, the Wii currently has the best amount of first-party games in my opinion. However, it has the worst third-party games. Of course, there are a few good third-party games worth playing.Fortunately, I think this year will be better for Wii's third-party games than when compared to last year. Still, it won't be at the level of 360 or PS3's quality and quantity of good games especially when the other two home consoles benefit from multi-platform games (mostly AAA titles like GTA, Soul Calibur IV, RE 5 and so on). I wouldn't be surprised if the Wii's first-party lineup for this year will be slightly weaker than last year's.

Xbox 360: The best third-party games but its first-partt games are pretty pathetic. I mean, other than Halo, the 360 really doesn't have much to offer at the moment.

PS3: Sony is pretty much in the middle. Still, the 360 seems to have better third-party support at the moment ,but there will soon be a good improvement in the PS3's first party games with titles such as MGS4 coming out.

I wonder if all of these sales figures include all the consoles that Walmart bought and then repackaged as $600 bundles. I believe Nintendo has gone on the record as saying they don't support retailers doing that, but I'm sure they're just as happy to count those figures as well.

Man, I used to really love Nintendo, but I just can't get behind them on this one. Or maybe it's just sour grapes because I can't get my hands on a retail priced Wii...

Oh and ... Force Unleashed!

Saying they will sell "23 million Wiis" is saying they can produce that many. If they didn't sell 23 million last year, they probably won't get much closer this year.

I'm sure Wii will continue selling more, simply because of the novelty of Wii Sports. Whether the Dtoid demographic is buying it is another case entirely.